When it comes to initial signs of in-flight fire and smoke, the more pilots know and the sooner they know it, the better, experts on the subject tell Air Safety Week. But one thing that could help is a new smoke/fumes/fire (SFF) checklist that groups like the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) are pushing the aircraft manufacturers to adopt. From the pilots' standpoint, there's an immediate need to know the nature and the intensity of fire, including exactly where…
If There’s Smoke, There’s Fire, But It’s Hard to Tell How Much
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